Controversial Facebook page taken offline after colourful history of political posts

UPDATE: Controversial Facebook Page GummeNT owner Owen Pike has spoken on why his page has been closed down

Owen Pike from MMC Consulting has had his controversial Facebook page GummeNT taken offline. Picture: Katrina Bridgeford

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Controversial Facebook Page GummeNT run by former NT Manufacturers Council Owen Pike has been taken offline.

The NT News have contacted Mr Pike for comment but he posted on his personal Facebook page to his followers.

“Just letting everyone know I’m all good and thx for the messages,” he said.

“Please keep your speech free.”

In a comment on the post, Mr Pike also said it was not Facebook who had shut down the page.

The page which regularly lambastes the Gunner Government has landed itself in controversy a number of times, including after making an off-colour comment on Facebook about Minister Lauren Moss in February which saw him sacked from his position on the Manufacturers council.

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At the time, the Chamber of Commerce said the online remarks by Mr Pike did not reflect the core values of the chamber and its members.

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Through the page Mr Pike had also been a big critic of government ministers Eva Lawler and Dale Wakefield over their decision to build a new juvenile detention facility in the Pinelands industrial estate, organising public meetings and campaigning against the government decision.

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